Gate.



PATBNTED JUNE 12, 1906.

G. R. ROGERS.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.19, 1906.

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No. 823,293. PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

G. R. ROGERS.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.19, 1900.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. ROGERS, OF CRAWF-ORDSVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF- ONE- THIRD TO -SAMUEL, SCOTTAND ONE-THIRD TO GEORGE LITTLE, OF

ORAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1906'.

To aZZ whom it Wmy eoneern:

i Beiit-knownthat L'Gnonen R. EROGERS, a citizen of the .United :Statespmesiding -at Crawfordsville, in the county of Montgomery and State of Indiana,lhave.invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinGates; and I-doideclare the following to be-a'lfulhclear, and exact-description of the invention, such as'will. enable others skilled theart to which .it appertains to make and. use the same.

This invention relates to improvements .in gates.

The object of the invention is to provide a gate which may be readily :u'nlat'ched and opened by the occupant of a vehicle approaching the same.

A further object is to provide a gate of this character having .an operating mechanism which will be simple, strong,.andldurable in construction, efficient in operation, 1 and which willnot be affected'by snow and ice.

With'the above and other objects in view the invention consistsof certain .novel features of construction, combination, and arrangernent of parts, as will be hereinafter de scribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gate looking toward one side of the same and showing the gate in closed position, parts of the gate being broken away to illustrate the construction of the latch mechanism. Fig. 2 is a similar view looking toward the opposite side of the gate and showing the same in open position. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the hingepost and a portion of the gate, showing the arrangement of the operating mechanism; and Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal sectional view through the latch post and a portion of the. gate, taken immediately. above the latchbar.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, ldenotes the gate, which may be of any suitable construction, but which is here shown as constructed-of wood and consisting of a series of parallel longitudinally-disposed bars 2, which are connected by verticallydisposed end cross-bars 3 and an intermediate cross-bar 4, said bars of the gate being braced by means of inclined brace-bars 5, which are arranged between the upper end of the intermediate bar 4 and the end cross-bar 3.

. lO-is adapted'to be enga .ed. .Thislatch-bar 10 is-preferablyiformed: om=one oi thelon- .gitudinally-disposed bars :of the, gate, said bar-being loosely:mounted in the cross-bars 3 and 4 and connected. at its inner end to the adjacent longitudinal-bar above the same by means of parall-el' obliquely disposed hangerbars 12. The outer end-of the-latoh-bar 10 is provided with a longitudinally-disposed slot 13, through which is passed asupportingbolt 14,-whereby said-outer end of the-latch bar is slidably connected withthe outer cross :bars of thegate. The outer endof the latchbar proj e'cts beyond the outer cross-bars of the gate, said projecting end of the latch-bar :being adapted to engage a beveled latchplate 15, forminga part of the keepers 9 of the-latch-posts 7 and 8, whereby when said gate is swung to anopened or closed position :the same will be automatically locked in said ;position.

'In order that the gate may be opened by the occupant of a ve c'le, a suitable operating .mechanism is provided, said mechan sm consisting of a vertically disposed operatmg- :lever 16, whichis pivotally connectedat 1ts lower end to a post or block set in the ground, said lever being provided adjacent to its lower end with a right-angularly-disposed bail or loop-shaped arm 17, which is adapted to engage a right-angularly-disposed crankpin '18, formed on orrigidly. secured to an operating-rod 19, which is mounted in suitable bearing-brackets 20, secured to the lungepost 6 and the block or post of the operatinglever, as. shown. The'length of the rod 19 1s suchthat the operating-lever may be placed at a considerable distance from the gate. On theend of the operating-rod adjacent to the hinge-post 6 and on the opposite side of the same from the operating-lever -15 is-secured an upwardly-projecting obliquely-disposed arm or bar 21, to the upper end of WlJlCh 1s loosely connected a link 22. The opposite end of the link 22 is loosely connected with a laterally-proj ecting right angularly formed gate-lever 23, said gate-lever being plvotally connected at its opposite end to one of the longitudinally-disposed gate-bars 2 and preferably to the gate-bar immediately below and adjacent to the bar 10.

To the gate lever 23, adjacent to the connection of the link 22, is secured one end of a short chain or other flexible connection 24, the opposite end of which is connected to the latch-bar 10, whereby when the ate-lever is operated to open the gate the c ain 24 will be drawn upon to move the said latch-bar 10 back a suflicient distance to disengage the projecting end of the same from the keeper of the latch-post. A further movement of the operating mechanism will swing the gate to an open position and into engagement with the latch-post 7. By forming the gate-lever as herein shown and described and providing suitably arranged stops, which are here shown and are preferably in the form of upwardly-projecting bars 25, secured to the longitudinal bar of the gate, a limited initial movement will be allowed said gate-lever, thereby permitting the chain 24 to be drawn upon and the latch-bar operated before any pull is applied to the gate by the operating mechanism.

' After the gate has been swung to an open position and into engagement with the latchpost 7 the operating mechanism is released, which will permit the latch-bar to automatically engage the keeper in said latch-post 7. Said latchbar being supported at its inner end by inclined hanger-bars 12 will by reason of its own weight slide forwardly or outwardly, thus projecting the outer end into the keeper of the latch-post and automatically locking the gate in an open or closed position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. The combination with a swinging gate, of latch-posts adapted to hold said gate in its opened or closed position, a slidably-mount ed latch-bar arranged in said gate to engage keepers in said latch-posts, a right-angularlyformed gate-lever pivotally mounted on said gate, stop-lugs adapted to limit the pivotal opened or closed position, a slidably-mounted latch-bar arranged in said gate to engage keepers in said latch-posts, a right-angularlyformed gate-lever pivotally mounted on said gate, stop-lugs adapted to limit the pivotal movement of said gatelever, an oscillatory operating-rod, a right an 'ular'ly-projecting arm fixed on one end of said rod and a crankarm arranged on the opposite end of the same,

a pivotally-mounted operating-lever, means to loosely connect said operating-lever with said crank-arm, a link to connect said rightangularly-projecting arm with said gate-lever, a flexible connection between said gatelever and latch-bar and means whereby said latch-bar is supported to cause the same to automatically engage said keepers in said latch-posts, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a swinging gate, of latch-posts adapted to hold said gate in its opened or closed position, a slidably-mounted latch-bar arranged in said gate to engage keepers in said latchposts, a right-angularlyformed gate-lever pivotally mounted on said gate, stop-lugs adapted to limit the pivotal movement of said gate-lever, an oscillatory operating-rod, a right-an ularlyprojecting arm fixed on one end of said rod and a crankarm arranged on the opposite end of the same, a pivotally-mounted operating-lever, means to loosely connect said operating-lever with said crank-arm, a link to connect said rightaugularly-projecting arm with said gate-la ver, a chain to connect said gate-lever with said latch-bar, obliquely-disposed hangerbars adapted to support the inner end of said latch-bar and a bolt arranged in said gate to engage a slot in the outer end of said latch bar thereby slidingly supporting this end of the same, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE R. ROGERS. Witnesses:

GEORGE S. HARNEY, F. L. SNYDER. 

